2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (1617+ words) The All Whites are heading into their third Football World Cup with a clear objective: to reach the knockout stage for the first time in their history. Ranked as the lowest side in the 48-team tournament, New Zealand know the…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1225+ words) The biggest sporting event in the world kicks off this week, when Mexico and South Africa face off in the first match of the Fifa World Cup 2026. The All Whites first game - against Iran - kicks off at 1pm NZT on Tuesday…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (106+ words) Two researchers guiding a flock of birds, an Aussie collecting a sample from a whale shark and scientists doing mosquito experiments feature among five spectacular images that have won Nature journal's 2026 Scientist at Work competition. In 1979 student Mark Burry was…...

9+ hour, 50+ min ago  (293+ words) This story has been changed to remove a paragraph which implied increasing the number of psychology assistants would increase the number of clinical psychologists. These are different roles. The government is putting $100 million of Health NZ's (HNZ) frontline service funding…...

20+ hour, 16+ min ago  (936+ words) The Hurricanes are red-hot favourites to sweep past the Blues into a Super Rugby final but they insist there is "no chance of complacency" creeping into the side. The Blues enter Saturday night's semi-final in Wellington on the back of…...

10+ hour, 36+ min ago  (764+ words) NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster has struggled to hide his emotions when confronted by a fake social media post announcing the death of wife Emma. At the weekly Warriors media opportunity, Webster, 44, was taken aback, after he was asked about…...

14+ hour, 59+ min ago  (521+ words) Veteran gymnast Misha Koudinov is set to make further New Zealand sporting history when he competes at a sixth Commonwealth Games in Glasgow later this year. The 35-year-old artistic gymnast has been named in New Zealand's team for Glasgow 2026, extending…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (751+ words) Fresh economic figures from Christchurch's recent Super Round weekend shows returning the event to the Garden City next year is "a no brainer", Te Kaha operators say. Super Rugby Pacific's festival round over Anzac Weekend marked the first event for…...

19+ hour, 34+ min ago  (213+ words) Health NZ is planning to cut some clinical roles from its upper central North Island Region. RNZ understands between 15 and 20 roles will go from the region which comprises Waikato, Tai R'whiti, Taranaki and Bay of Plenty. The cuts are part…...

17+ hour ago  (584+ words) A new inclusive rugby team based in Auckland is welcoming all players of different backgrounds, ages and sexual orientation, especially Pasifika Rainbow and Takat'pui individuals. Te Papapa Wolves made their debut last month. It is the second inclusive rugby team…...